Brantôme en Périgord ranks #1 of 27 in Dordogne, with an A+ overall. Nationally, it does better than 97% of compared French towns. Its strongest is schools: brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. Safety is another plus: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €1,579/m², so 70 m² costs 4.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Dronne et Belle. Getting around depends on the car: 27% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Brantôme en Périgord with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brantôme en Périgord.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Brantôme en Périgord than in Dordogne or compared French towns: 53 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Brantôme en Périgord has 20 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 6 classé, the highest protection, and 14 inscrit, the second level. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1990. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments here is Dolmen dit de La Pierre Levée.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Brantôme en Périgord sits below 95% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Brantôme en Périgord were criminal damage than anything else (2025). The 2025 count: 51 offenses locally.
3.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Burglary13
Family violence12
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud20
Theft without violence13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
51
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
10.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 10.8% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Brantôme en Périgord than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.6%, below Dordogne’s towns (9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 33% of residents. Among adults, 25% have a degree.
53.9median age
Brantôme en PérigordDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer people in Brantôme en Périgord are out of work than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.3%
1,750 jobs are based in Brantôme en Périgord, for 1,500 working residents (1.1 per worker). At the census, 7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income is €25,210 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
1,750
jobs based in Brantôme en Périgord, 1.1 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Brantôme en Périgord loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 80 per 100 expected, below Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Brantôme en Périgord. The nearest emergency department to Brantôme en Périgord is Centre hospitalier de Perigueux, 12.1 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 649 residents of Brantôme en Périgord died, against 613 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. Average lifespans in Dordogne: 85.2 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Brantôme en Périgord · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Perigueux
12.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Perigueux
85.2 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Dordogne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Brantôme en Périgord’s grade for cost of living: a B
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,579/m², comes from 136 sales of houses and apartments in Brantôme en Périgord from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.26/m² a month, higher than Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,579/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brantôme en Périgord€1,579/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,580/m²
133
€11.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.93 to €14.19/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Dronne et Belle
Dolmen dit de La Pierre Levée: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gisement de Tabaterie (abri Brouillaud et abri Sondougne): Photo: Rudolf Pohl · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colonne romaine: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Castel de la Hierce: Photo: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Brantôme en Périgord
2 notable people were born in Brantôme en Périgord.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brantôme en Périgord
Is Brantôme en Périgord safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #5 of 27 in Dordogne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Brantôme en Périgord good?
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns and #1 of 27 in Dordogne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Brantôme en Périgord expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,579/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Brantôme en Périgord grades B for cost of living.
About Brantôme en Périgord
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Brantôme en Périgord is a commune of 3,763 people in the Communauté de communes Dronne et Belle. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
